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Each Box Set To Include A Specially Mixed Album In 5.1 Surround Sound And Stereo

With more than 40 million records sold worldwide and countless sold-out tours, Rush – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart – are not only one of the most successful and influential bands in rock history but continue to garner new fans and continue in popularity every year.

On November 21, 2011, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) celebrates the legacy of Canadian rock trio Rush with the release of three separate six-disc box sets which together spans their entire historic Mercury Records recording career. Each “Sector” contains five of their 15 Mercury albums in chronological order, all transferred to high resolution 96kHz/24-bit audio and digitally remastered for optimal quality. In addition, each volume includes an exclusive booklet packed with unpublished photos, original album lyrics and credits, and features one album from each set specially remixed on DVD in high resolution 96kHz/24-bit, 5.1 surround sound and stereo, compatible with both DVD-Audio players and DVD-Video players. Each album is packaged in a replica vinyl mini-jacket of the original album release with all three box sets forming a Rush CD road case.

· SIGNALS (1982) – The synthesizer-driven Signals reached Top 10 and produced their No. 1 hit

“New World Man” and the Top 20 hits “Subdivisions” and “The Analog Kid.”

· GRACE UNDER PRESSURE (1984) – This 1984 release hit Top 10 on Billboard’s album chart

and features classics such as “Red Sector A” and “Distant Early Warning.”

· POWER WINDOWS (1985) – Released in 1985, Power Windows features Top 10 hits “Marathon”

and “Big Money,” plus the Top 50 hits “Territories” and “Mystic Rhythms.”

· HOLD YOUR FIRE (1987) – The Top 20 album includes “Force Ten” and “Time Stand Still” with

both reaching No. 3 on the Mainstream Rock chart, plus the Top 50 hits “Lock And Key” and

“Mission.”

· A SHOW OF HANDS (1988) – While 1976’s All The World’s A Stage shows Rush’s hard

rock roots and 1982’s Exit…Stage Left showcases their mix of synth and prog rock, the Top 50

double live album A Show Of Hands concentrates on the band’s later synth-driven era with tracks

such as “Subdivisions,” “Force Ten,” “Red Sector A” and “Marathon.”

· DVD: SIGNALS – The 1982 Top 10 album Signals is also featured in high-resolution 96kHz/24-bit

5.1 surround sound and stereo.

Topped only by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Rush remains at the No. 3 spot for the most consecutive gold/platinum studio albums by a rock band certified by the RIAA, and their current single “Caravan” went to No. 3 on the radio chart. In addition to their commercial success, Rush has also been recognized with a number of Juno Awards, multiple Grammy® nominations and, with their recent pop culture renaissance, the band made a rare and a memorable cameo in the hit comedy I Love You, Man. With sold-out concerts worldwide, including the recent critically acclaimed “Time Machine Tour,” Rush continue to gain new generations of fans worldwide. A career-chronicling Rolling Stone feature summed up the renowned rock trio’s continuing artistic vitality by observing, “It’s true that Rush doesn’t mean today what it did in ’76 or even ’96. It may mean more.”